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Opinion Briefing: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Obama should consider ways to boost grassroots pressure for peace

November 26, 2008
Though about two-thirds of Israelis and Palestinians say they support the Mideast peace process, fewer than one-third among either population believe lasting peace will ever be achieved. That may present opportunities for Obama’s foreign policy team.More ...

McCain Retains Support of Highly Religious White Voters

White weekly church attenders support McCain over Obama by 37-point margin

October 27, 2008
Religious intensity continues to be a powerful predictor of presidential vote choice, with John McCain winning overwhelmingly among non-Hispanic whites who attend church weekly, while Barack Obama dominates among whites who seldom or never attend church.More ...

Worldwide, Highly Religious More Likely to Help Others

Pattern holds throughout the world and across major religions

October 8, 2008
In every region of the world, people who report being highly religious are more likely to report donating money to charity, volunteering time to organizations, and helping strangers in need. This relation holds up for all of the world’s major religions.More ...

Religion Remains Major Dividing Factor Among White Voters

Patterns are similar to 2004

September 5, 2008
John McCain’s lead over Barack Obama among highly religious white voters, currently 65% to 26%, has been quite stable all summer and has not yet changed with the selection of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate.More ...
Most Filipinos See Ethnic Conflict Continuing

Most Filipinos See Ethnic Conflict Continuing

September 5, 2008
As the Philippine government ceases negotiations with a Muslim rebel group fighting for autonomy, Gallup reveals that 40% of Filipinos think that five years from now there will be about the same amount of conflict between ethnic groups in the country and 28% say there will be more conflict.

McCain Still Dominant Among the Highly Religious

Key question is strength of McCain’s support, turnout

August 20, 2008
John McCain continues to dominate Barack Obama among religious Americans, winning among those who attend worship services weekly by a 53% to 37% margin, and losing to Obama among those who seldom or never attend church by 54% to 34%.More ...

Role of Sharia: A Fault Line in Turkish Society

Turks who want no legal role for Sharia are not openly hostile to it

August 7, 2008
Gallup Poll findings underscore the broad secular-religious divide that has come to define Turkey, but they also reveal that among Turks who see no role for Sharia in legislation, only minorities associate Islamic law with negative attributes.More ...

Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S.

Overall, 78% believe in God, 15% in a higher spirit

July 28, 2008
Americans who live in the Western part of the United States are much less likely to believe in God than are those living elsewhere, particularly in the South, where belief in God is highest.More ...
Majority of Americans Believe in God

Majority of Americans Believe in God

July 28, 2008
A large majority of Americans (78%) say they believe in God and 15% say they don’t believe in God, but do believe in a higher power.

Latin America’s Entrepreneurs: Catholics vs. Protestants

Protestants more likely to have plans to start businesses

July 15, 2008
Protestant groups have spread through Latin America in recent decades, sparking interest in possible economic effects in the region. Polls from 2007 show Protestants are somewhat more likely than Catholics to have plans for improving their standard of living, and for starting their own businesses.More ...
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